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4 unusual facts about The 9th Company


Iskander Galiev

He was the visualizer, line producer and military consultant of full-length feature film The 9th Company and associate producer of Paragraph 78, another feature film.

The 9th Company

On their arrival at Baghram air base they greet a group VDV troops who have fulfilled their military service and are due to return home.

In reality, the 9th Company, 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment was pinned down under heavy fire on Hill 3234 from 7-8 January 1988.

On arrival at their bootcamp in the Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan they meet their drill instructor, 1st Lt. Dygalo, a seasoned veteran of several tours in Afghanistan and a brutal trainer who treats the recruits very harshly and forces them to take part in extreme physical exercises everyday.



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Later, the commander of the 9th Company, Raymond Dronne, demanded unconditional surrender from the German commander, Dietrich von Choltitz.